Bikers molest schoolgirl on road, beat up father
Kolkata: Bikers molest schoolgirl on road, beat up father
BARASAT: A Class XI schoolgirl was molested by a gang of bikers in front of dozens of people at a bus-stand in Barasat'sAminpur area on Friday evening, barely 1km
from a police station. The horror went on for about 20 minutes, during
which the goons beat up her cousin and father when they tried to save
her.
The brazen sexual attack brought back memories of the murder of a schoolboy by a band of molesters who targeted his sister in Barasat town on February 14, 2011, just 5km from where the girl was molested on Friday. Last July, a gang of 10 had molested an 18-year-old girl and beat up her father when she answered her call for help.
Like the other cases, the girl attacked on Friday, too, was being stalked for some time. Two youths — one of them later named as Md Zafaruddin — were waiting for her when she got off a bus at the Kachkal halt around 4.30pm. It was her routine on her way back from school and a relative usually came to escort her home. Zafaruddin grabbed her and pulled her towards him on Friday, say police. Her cousin, Mithu Ghosh, tried to protect her but the two bikers beat him up. As Mithu collapsed, the duo started molesting the girl.
Scores of passersby stood and watched as the girl pleaded for help. Someone called her father, who rushed from his home, about 1.5km away. The molestation continued in full public view. As soon as her father arrived, some 10 minutes later, four to five more bikers joined the duo and attacked him. One of the goons picked up a brick and smashed it on his head. He fell down, unconscious.
Finally, the locals reacted and challenged the molesters, who jumped on their bikes. Zafaruddin was caught but the rest managed to escape. He was handed to a police team from the Aminpur phanri. Ghosh was taken to Barasat district hospital where his head wound was stitched up. Another suspect, Mejo Khokon, was arrested later in the night, say police.
According to the girl's complaint, the youths had been harassing her for months. Last week, the gang had targeted her again but was warned by the girl's brothers. The bike gang took revenge on Friday, say police. Barasat additional SP Bhaskar Mukherjee said two of the accused have been arrested and roads are on to nab the rest.
The brazen sexual attack brought back memories of the murder of a schoolboy by a band of molesters who targeted his sister in Barasat town on February 14, 2011, just 5km from where the girl was molested on Friday. Last July, a gang of 10 had molested an 18-year-old girl and beat up her father when she answered her call for help.
Like the other cases, the girl attacked on Friday, too, was being stalked for some time. Two youths — one of them later named as Md Zafaruddin — were waiting for her when she got off a bus at the Kachkal halt around 4.30pm. It was her routine on her way back from school and a relative usually came to escort her home. Zafaruddin grabbed her and pulled her towards him on Friday, say police. Her cousin, Mithu Ghosh, tried to protect her but the two bikers beat him up. As Mithu collapsed, the duo started molesting the girl.
Scores of passersby stood and watched as the girl pleaded for help. Someone called her father, who rushed from his home, about 1.5km away. The molestation continued in full public view. As soon as her father arrived, some 10 minutes later, four to five more bikers joined the duo and attacked him. One of the goons picked up a brick and smashed it on his head. He fell down, unconscious.
Finally, the locals reacted and challenged the molesters, who jumped on their bikes. Zafaruddin was caught but the rest managed to escape. He was handed to a police team from the Aminpur phanri. Ghosh was taken to Barasat district hospital where his head wound was stitched up. Another suspect, Mejo Khokon, was arrested later in the night, say police.
According to the girl's complaint, the youths had been harassing her for months. Last week, the gang had targeted her again but was warned by the girl's brothers. The bike gang took revenge on Friday, say police. Barasat additional SP Bhaskar Mukherjee said two of the accused have been arrested and roads are on to nab the rest.
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